Type-writing machine.



No. 890,037.. PATBNTED June, 1908..

J. PELBEL. TYPE WRITING MACHINE;

L 0 1'1 1 APP I A on FILED NOV 21, one Humbug 1' 1wITNE155 5= lNvENTm No. 890,037. PATENTED JUNE,9,1908.'

. J.FELBEL.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION I'ILEDI H O-V. 21, 1906.

v3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES: INY-ENT m R No. 890,037. f PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908. J. FELBBL. 7 TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

nrmcnron nun NOV.21 19 i 06 a snnnrs-snnm a.

:WWNE SE'i ,mvmwzm '35 printing point and made use of. v v

desired to em loy the other field or stripe of.

Specification of Toallwhcm ttimay pmicerhfl "Y Be itk'n'own th tQLJ B zen of theUnited tates, and residen't of the borough .of Manhattan, city {of New Xork, .in 5 the county' ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in 'Type-l flfi i ting Machines,

of which. the following is a specification.

'ihvntionhas' to, do with the ribbon ".mec anism 0f ty ewriti 'machines' and' more especially 0 that c ass 'of machines in which the" ribbon is usually normally: removed from the printingpoint and is caused v to-cover theprinting poln't to cofiper'ate with the printing instrumentalities when the latter are actuated. l

y Pendin .v 6th*, 1905, Serial, 0. 248,569, Ishow arib- ;-bon 'normall removed from the printing substantially equal-,in width,and provide *meansfon giving said ribbon a constant throw s'o thatduring; printingoperations it-isvymgved to and fro .or'yibrated to cover the printing point] The means just referred to usu construction isclosed'-.]1 n said; pendingiva plication is shown as a plied althoug 0 v.course an other suitabl and the constant throw imparted; to said carrier causes only one of the longitudinal fields or stripes to brought oppvolsite; the

a 1 en it is the ribbontflt e. ribbon carrier is moved by; handandjlatched or held fixedin such a p0 :sitionethatsaid other ribbon field is brought 40 op osite.ithezprintingipoint At this time, it:- will be iu'nderstood no vibratory movement is imparted; to ,I-the ribbon carrier during printingi operatiqns and said ribbon carrier acts: inefiect as a stationary ribbon guide be 'ejmployed the ribbon carrier is 'unlat'chedQ and once more broughtiinder {the control oft p the vibrating; mechanisrinse:zthgat 1 it I be 5 'zmeved to andv fro tobring the first :i'ibhpn field opposite the iprinting pointidurihg;iprint ng; operations. 1?: he;- longitudinal stripes or fields into which 1 the ribbon shown in said plicatibn; 'is divideid are: difl'erent;- in chars; 5. aacter, the? difference commonly: shein one, of 65. color. One of thecolors is usually lackorinettemrateht. r ,Aiiplicatien flldd Noirembei 2113906: no: 11 4, 551; i

application filed "March 7 t v ,characteristics, isone of the mainobjectsfof o point'anddivlded into twolongitudinalfieldsr I I com rises a vibrate?ribbont -carrier'of the I ound-t in the Monarch t ewi'iting machine to which. the invention' wherein my invention is s own as applied to e vibratory ean'ier may be use is to be employed .andis held fixed or s'ta-L -'tionary like a mere ribbon guide when an- Yp referably the black field, is ofawidth-sub me l y qu $0 he" d n y lr bo nd; the other; field, preferably I the 7 red field,- is

Of. cburse when the lfilstrused'ffield is-againtp 7 ff lus and the othei is nsually redi 'jIn the" FELBEL, citiordinaryrun of workthe 'blackor b lue field l of the ribbon is used a'gfeat' deal morelthan J is the redfieldandj co seq ently'when the. black or blue 'field "is worn jout or exhausted and the. ribbon isdiscarded thered or'littl'e used field .will' still, be comparatively fresh. In other words, the-ribbon has: to be di'scarded althoughonlyabjo'ut half of it"is worn out.

This undesirable feature is, of course, found 5 ,in other j ribbon mechanisms in; which narrow polychrome ribbons are used in two lines, onelen hwise of each cblor field or in which the pat of the type, impressionson the two'; 1 color-fields correspond, 7T0 reduce'this' de- 6 feet to a minimum and to more unifdrml exhaust avribbon having apluralit' .of 1o g1-" tudinalcolored fields, br stripes o diflerent my; presentinvention.

v ,1 Further objects will hereinafter appear. I To he above ends my inventioncon'sists inthqjeatures of construction; combinations ofdevices and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out h vc m Q -i t' One way of carryingout mylimprovements is shown in the accom anying drawings,

the Monarchtypewriter and embo (1 ins. 5 mechanism having the general characteristicsof my hereinbefore referred to application; that is'to say, the ribbon. carrier is given a vibratory 'movementwhen one ribbon'field other. ribbon field is to be employed-. 1 W

ployed on the Monarch, and other visiblei writing: machines and divide said ribbon into two lo itudinal fields or stripes having-dif ferent c aracteris'tics or colors. One field, v

quite nsrrow,-*be wide 'enolighto receive onl a single line o type impressions?" The riblion controlled by ,a ribbon carrierwhich has a single normal:- position which sd pt d to wn lml s tum le tances under the influence of the printing tions of the wider eld ofithe ribbonfopposite 1 1 0 the printing point. The means shown for variabl actuating. the ribbon carrier is substanti Monarch machine and when this variable 5 actuating means'is operative the type imp SiOns are caused to follow in awavy or serpentine path extending from side to side or the-wider ribbon field and Ion itudinally thereof. I further provide means? the variableactuating means inoperative on the vibrator at will and forraising the vibrator and latching or holding it stationary in such a position that the narrow ribbon field is. brought opposite the printing point,- the result that the tvpe lmpresslons are The features and advantages of my'invention will be clearly understood from the folspecification considered in connection with t e accompan drawin s, wherein Q Figure 1 is a vertic longitu inal sectional view, taken about centrally, of a typewriting machine embodying my invention. a fragpientary sectional view corresponding .with ig. '1 but showing parts of the ribbon vibrating devices in di erent relations from those in whichrthey appear in said Fig. 1.

3 is a transverse vertical sectional view.

so of the machine taken on a plane represented by the line zc in Fig. 1 and 100 in the direction of the arrows at said line. ig. ;4-is

"an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing parts of the ribbonvibratingdevices and parts of my improvements associated therewith as they appear when viewed from above at the front and somewhat to the left of the middle of the machine. Fig.5 is a fragmentary rear elevation, artly in section, and showing parts of the'ribhon vibrating mechfrom the ribbon operatinglever.

, In the drawings, the main frame of the ma-' chine is shown as comprising a base 1, corner ppsts 2 and a top plate 3. Key levers 4 are lcrumed on a ate 5 in the reanof the base,

I each key lever eing provided with a restor-..

s rm 6 and havm ivoted to it at 7 a fiI Ver S. The lowe? 5nd portion of each sub-lever is slotted at .9 to cooperate with a fixed abutment 10 and the up er end of each sub-lever is connected 'by a ink 11 with a type bar .12 pivotally' mounted in ahan er 13, said hangepbein secured by a headed screw 14 to a vertica ly arrangedsegm'ental type bar support 15.. The .han'gers13 are arranged in segmental series and the free ends of the ty e bars are normally supported v on a segmenta ty e rest 16, beingadapted to cooperate, when t e associate type bar actuside bars 18 (only one of y the same as that employed in the or render-.

caused tofollow in a substantially strai htpath longitudinal of the narrow ribbon fie d.-

Fig. 2 isine Y and orwardly of the platen. A ribbon 39 is .cured thereto, sai V v -s 001 to the'other. in front of t e amsm as they appear when disconnected. ployed onthe'Monarch t ewriter and is" b record ribbon.

vribbon spool 38 is mounted at the upper end.

of the slide bar 19 are-grooved to r fi with anti-friction balls 20, the latter a so cooperatin with grooved top and bottom guide rai 21 secured by screws 22 to stand--' ards 23 fixed to and rising from the top plate. J7 A feed rack 24 is mounted on the laten .car

rier and normally meshes with-a eed pinion 25' which is operatively connected with a toothed cscapement wheel 26.- C06 crating with the latter are escapement ogs 27 mounted at the top of a pivoted vibratory dog carrier or rocker 28, said rocker having a' horizontally disposed arm 29 connected by a link 30 with an arm31 fixed to and'extendmg rearwardly from a rock shaft 32 pivoted on screw pivots 33 fixed inthe-sides of the'base 1.- The arm 31 and rock shaft 32 are partof a universal bar frame, the latter also com-- prising side arms 34 and a universalrbar proper 35 extending from side tosideofthe 5 machine beneath the key levers 4 and fixed V to the side arms 34- and central arm 31. JA; spring drum 36 is connected by a band or i strap 37 with the platen carrier and con stantly tends to draw the latter leftward over. the top plate. When any of the key levers 4 or the spacing'levers (not shown), are actuated the universal bar 35 is operated and the esca ement devices are caused to coii pe'rate own manner to permit the carna e to be drawn aletter s ace distance toward the left by the spring rum 36. a a

Ribbon spools 38 are-mounted abovethe top late, one at each side ofthe machine wound upon said (sipools and has its ends seribbon passin from one latens.

e ribbon shown in the drawings 15 somewhat wider than the rihbon, commonly emo5 divided into two longitu printi fields or stripes i1. and b, the field a being pre erably of a width substantiallye ual to the usual Monarchribbon, and the eld b being'con- 10 ,siderably' narrower and wide enough preferably for onl a single line of'type impressions. The elds a. and b as shown are different in character; the field a, for example, may be of one color such as. black and the field b of a different color such 'as' red, or the field a may be .cop 'ngribbon and the field y suitable ribbon feeding mechanism may be employed to alternately rotate the ribbon spools and wind the ribbon back and forthbetween them; -T he ribbon feeding mechanism shown f in the drawings resembles that used in the Monarch machine and will be briefly described. Each f of a vertical shaft 46, fixed to the lower end ortion whereof is a small beveled ear 41. lleshing with each gear 41 is a beve ed pinion 42 at the forward end of a horizontally disposed shaft 43, the latter carrying at its I to engage n V vfore guided siip'portedo'n the uprighterms 53 1 link 63 which is'pivotally connectedat 64,

new

'1 and slot bonne g I49II. 50 shaft the L eons bei g such fim'w ue the driving s'haftniixy" be "moyeld bh k arid ,j forth endwise withoutafi 'ectiilg the beyeledpini'on 48, yet said'sh'aft andipihioo-will', elvveys rotate together. It wilibe hh'derStoOd that each ribbod'sfibol is ed 'fw'ith y ear train" like that above 1 11s.; 45;, 'oheifeit eec'h end of the driving 'pinionsbeing adapted ternatey with their 'assoeiete' pilfibfi's fifi; I eh",thej.;driiring shaftis given endwisev Ifiot nito' aflid fro by the ilsuel' or I other 's iit ablef eerie; i

Midwaylbetweri thef'i'ibb'orl spools the boil 'mrr iemr'vibrfamr 51' which is or may be v bi1't ,Whiehhasiribb'on receiving slots 52 whiohere somewhat longer than hereto-' 1 in orderto aceommodatefthe. slightly wider 39.- The ribboneerrier fil 1s de.j'bre1$ f which s r y. screwfi 5 toib he top plate of the machine. The Jweiend bfthestem of the'ribbonf'ea'r rierjfis slotted and the slot is bridged by a: cross pin which 096 erates with a'slot 57 in the@forw:ard, .end p a ribbon operating leiieij5 8,thg..ldtter being'pi'vdted at 59 in a ll Nat 11 he fear: arm of the lever 58 formed f 18.11 elongated slot 61 which Gems-pin; or stlid 62 fiXed to andprojeetihg laterally. from the upper end of an actuating with he: ar Efxtendhig f enm i fi the stud 31 of the universal her framefl rwerdly end downwardlifrom portlon of the 63} an arm" 65, the lowerf'portioh i] t oia'eliate I I serew 68 forseou'ring the er in "a fixed'relation with" the The; working feofe of' the l lpughto eneble, t

edielhd, thatlthere are two driving the'key it'rs' dctheted'end the universal d 'It'ypeb' I further be u ridrst'ooil 'tha't durin the merits of the carriage in letter spae'e direction the driving shaftkfli' winter-(stated; thereb causing the 'eocentrieffnember 66to rotaite; I said eccentric member eo ")pera.ting wit h its I a b lwihg "the-dink 63 on its pivot 41 mat to yary the"posit-ion oi the stud 62 in 61, 's iid I stud being'* autom'etieelly" moved baekfand forth towalrds'end away fromlthe 'fllTCillIIIi '59 (if theo ereting lever, By'thi's means the throw o-theoperating lever vsiriedi "nd' the widthwise portionl of the rib- I boh' which isi'preseritedto the ty-peswill 159 be automatically varied so thetthe type iniv' renowin' a' path' which' asit proeeedst 1e hwise 015 I the-ribbon. eurves for waves from SIde tdside-thereOf. The ribborlw= actuating meoha'niism as thus fardeseribed does not differ-essentially from" the con-e I I I I I spending meehanismtof the Monarch ma: rib bor r is threaded"through a yibratory 'Ilbchine, but in theletter the wavy pzi'thffo'ly pe. impressions exterrds time om "one edge of the ribborvto the other," while in Iri$ "-present' construction ail-- though the pro'portionsfand arrangements of the ribbon aotuetirig Iiiechanismiis substairitiagl'ly" the same, yet,- owing to thefadditional width of the ribbon e1h1$loyed, the wav peth' of the type impressionswlll belimited' to the fild a of the rlbbori 39" and wi1l extend frorfij one edge? to theotherkofsaid fielda without at any time encroaching uIpon the-ribbon ml z d 1 A I In o'rderjto rnake useof the ribbon field 'bmeans are provided forldisconnecting the actuating link-fromthe ,ribbon operating lever and thereafter r aisingi said lever'by' 11o} hzind opera, ted devices and maintaining said I'- leif' r fixed in a position wherethe ribbon? field b' may be o positethe printing-point After the; 'actuatmg link has been dlSO'OIi-' heated; and prior to the raising of the ribbon 1115'; operating *leirer *by said" hand operiit'ed diet. iv'lces, the ribbo'ri 'tvill re'niaili-dowr'i nonrmlr positionqif 'the printing 'keye be actuate" Aeeordirig l'y, if itjis'desl'red th dis'peri'se With- 3 s provided withf'a'n xteh''iori 63 g'u' wferd'l fro'fii'the -toppart-of the bovet 62, Asblarly shown-i111 the s tension- 63" is receivedin and giildedibyfeslot 69 formed inthe end-portion 70 of apldte-Iike diseonneetirigv -mmber ior" downwardly. Thelower end of the arm 7 9' terminatesin a 'collar portion 80 which isslide 71.which.is arranged to slide-backLand forth against the underside of the top plate of the machine and is guided and supported bly headed screws 72 which pass through 8 ots 73 formed in said slide and engage in threaded openings in .the top plate..- The slot v69 is openat one end to facilitate assembling and extends lengthwisegof the operating lever 68 and of the slot 61 therein, said slot 69 being of such lengththat during the automatio to andfro movements of. the stud 62 in the slot 61 the extension 63" will at all times be contained in the slot 69 and consequently thelink 63 will always be under the control .of the disconnecting memberor slide 71'. As shown in the drawings the plate-like slide 71 lies a 'nst the under side of-the-top plate at the n t of the operatm lever58, said slide bein onfined between t 1e top plate and the bee of the screws 72.' Between the slot 69 Adapted to 006 rate with the cross pin is a cam slot 76 an a dwell 77. formed in a s'eg-.

mental arm 78'of a camming member, the

latter also comprising a vertical arm 79 from which the arm 78 curves forwardly and perforated to receive a rock shaft 81 to which said collar is fixed, thecamming mem her being thereby'secured to the inner end of the rock shaft in a fixed relationwiththe latter, and being adapted to extend or pro- .trude upwardly through an-opening 3' cut The rock shaft 81 extends.-

in the top plate 3. v laterally towards the left of the machine as. shown in Fig. 3'and is journaled'in a lug 82 depending from the under sideof the top plate and in the flan e 3 of the top plate at the left-hand side t ereof. The outer end of the shaft 81 projects throu h the-flange and has suitably fixedto it a ger piece or handle 83 by which the rock 'shaft and the devices carried thereby may be conveniently adjusted or set by'the o ratorQ The 'means shown in the drawings see Fig. 3), for securthe finger piece to the rock shaft com dries a pin 83' which is driven throu h a collar portion83" of said finger piece, w 'ich 'collar portion fits over the end of said roc shaft, the inner'face of said collar ortion abutting against the flange 3 of t e top plate and serving toprevent endwise motion of the rock shaft 1n one direction. I

It will be'understood that when the rock shaft and the cammingmembercontaimng the slot 76 are in the positions illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, the slide 71 will be disconnected from said camming member and the actuating link63 will be erativeon the vibrator lever vWhen, owever the handle or er piece 83 is pulled forwardly the rock isturnedand-tho cam slot 76 slide 71, fightward until the end of the cam slot 76 is reached and the dwell 77 enters into engagement with the cross pin 75. During this forward tuming movement of the camming member, the segmental portion 78 will pass downwardly through the rectangular opening 74 in the slide 71. As the latter ismoved or slidtoward the right the inner wall of the slot 69 ,will engage with the extension 63 and pull it towards the right, withdrawing the stud 62 from the slot,61 and causi the link 63 to swing laterally or transverse y of theoperatinglever 58 and about the wot 64 as a center. The link-63 is pivotal secured to the arm 31 of the universa bar ateral swinging movement of the link 63 in yield or givein the connection to permit a the manner just described. When the camming action of the slot 76 on the cross pin 75 ceases} the link 63 will have been moved tirely withdrawn fromthe slot in'the operating lever 58 and that said lever and its actuating link are entirely disconnected. It will further be seen froman inspection of this shaft may be discontinued when the upper end of the cam slot 76'has been reache y the'cross pin 75. As has been stated, when this occurs: the link 63' will have been disconnected as shown in Fig. 5. It will be apto the position shown in Fig. 5, wherein it will be noted thatthe stud 62 has been enparent that when the parts are in the relations shown in this figure, if the printin' keys be operated the link 63 will be-vibrate without affecting the ribbon o crating lever,- and thelatter, together with -t e ribbon carrier 5l'and' the working portion of the ribbon, will remain inoperative in normal position: a In order to raise the ribbon carrier an maintain it in a fixed position, thereby rendering the field b of the ribbon operative, I preferably employ a finger or projection 84 aving a collar portion 85 throu h which the rock shaft 81 passes and whic is fixed to said rock shaft in position to abut the lefthand face of the lu or bearing 82. The'finger is adapted to by brought into cooperative engagement eturned when the rock shaft 81 is turned or rocked and to be therewith the to of the rear arm of the operating lever 5S. engagement with .the operating lever, how, ever, the finger stands in the position shown Vhen' the actuating link 63 is in 1, the roun ded end84, of the 'omthe; pe a n e er'iever the tearaflmthredf. 5

ght' df the operatm leve 518 and suitably fseeiired 'in" place soyt at maximally, or when the is operative, its'extensiqn 63" will 1 I he sdmedistance to the'right "0111 the finger 84' "ed thel'eft arm of the en'djiertionlmof the slid 71 will not heme directly beneath the 9 1 'fl'Qss 7 hq b d d c ac 84 9f theffilige will approaeh the rear arm of thepperatmgleverbut willnet engage it. As

j 1 QQQ; hdwetergaethe end of the camslot 76" 35 281 reaiehes the e'i ss"pin 75 and the dwell slot -7 7 j be steembraee,saiderdsspin the finger wifi qfitaet with the operating leveiand as is 'ont nueld said ngen w d P rear a 'mnf ai 0 g Wet tiirning movenientbf the rbck haft is limited by afipin or stop ,8? extendin from roekshaft maybe limited fbyjthe reai', wall of 'i I va p fl 'ei this" 7 baek of the erjfmay strike,

, I pperatinglever that fihengit is; preye'nted from 'futthermoving. the lever by the .s'tog leepin 87,1;saidfinger mllaet as alatehtelhbl ,;the operating levelyinthe positiefito which iti'has been raised. This will be 1 1'nderst00d 1; "such l a; positio'lil that the gibbon carrier and tthe prmtin h strumentalitiesj when they th zthe .emltion Qfi e-Pxint n al bali; and laetuatin I f said field 6. v I. v Dining the'bperation'oftheeam' slet 76 on the erqss -pin fand' the consequent move- 'me ntof the slide 71, the'roek shattfi'l 'will be 54;: C nseque ly h w s lat ter ti l'f the s ace between it an thetep of the Gal? e Lthe perating leverf5 8 will nor-" "ally Be dpen and finobsti'ucte'd. The fin; k gel ,15 st arranged with relation to the opeiateye; 58' and "the member con tammgthesl qt 76 tl1 at as the rack'eheft 81'; to; render the cam 'slqt 7 fifpperative 6f the ro'e rock 9; aft in'a'y be turned oif ireel I tatioii; During the time that t 'egieam slot 76 is loperativ'e'and the stu dj62 is h h h drawn from"'thefsl0tfilthefifigef-Stwill be the movementbf the rock shaft '81} v t h I et 84 is in operation-the dwell '77 be h ley'enuntilat the end; jeml; theafohive turning p ffthe-reek shaft the bsit ioii iillilstt atedf in r Fig. 2, The ,lfo'rth -I respect to the I normal pesiti'on,the weightef'theferwerd arm mm a co eideration tof QFig' v2.1 iurthermoretbe seen from-fan j sgeetion of; 50 thie'figure thatthe" operating lever has been i'ai'sed so fan-and latehdfongheld fixed ribbonhave been nqved'furtheippyv'andtham -1-;tl1ey are at a'n'y -Ltimeby the vaetti ating link; .DMGBdi-min printinieperations,,and that the e f b m pPQ eheip n' e Pb tinpes tiqn to .co p mtew h) are actuate Iti n be'understeodithat t Lthel is'atihiS'time inoperatiye;

i r bbbnjbe er wina ,time act as afixed guide and the n'bbon will n be fed'past the printing point ln atstraight line so that the type impressibiis? elong' -the field b will follbwj a straight-path longitiidinal held from leftward 'endwise movement-and 'lthe-"camming member be; caused turn or r'o'tate in a. fixed 'eth'b leasoii of theen-igagement'of the le t-han face of thewcollar 'or'tion '85 of the finger withftheri'ghtehand ace of the lu'g'82 shppoi'tifig said 'rockshaft. As hasheen said, the holler portienl -83 'dfi the fin" e1- piebe 83 eofipetateswith "the flailgb 3P 0ft e. top i'ate to preventendwise movement shaft in the joppe'site" direction. Conse tieritly rit will beieefi that lwhilelsaid i'eeti'on and the camm-ing and shifting deyices"thei'eon,' the lattei'" cemprisingthe fin- ,ger 84, will be confined tq'fixed' athsof r0- inoperative, hnd the time that the racing the c rps's pin;75 andthe sh'de 72' will remain 1 motionless the poetien tb which it has been moved by -thecam slet 76,

.rsaid' gisition bei illustrated ."WTEen itmay b'e desired th agein render the ribberi field d Operative theeliei'atien'sabove described are reversed, the bhahjdle {83' beiiig pushed rearwardly; causingh: reaii'wai'd movement of "the'roek"shaft*8q aiid festering the devices vcarried thereby te the first fq's i'tiens, 7 (if those illustrated in li i'gsit' 1- 3 and 4 of the ;drawings. It will beu ide 'steiid'that-as the nge'r' 84 is turned ba ckwardly ji tfwill permit the rea arm of the operating lever 58 teri'se to a: said lever corhbinedwith the weigh e off the o QYibratory ribbpnpiearriefiand, thatp'i tifen of the ribbenbetween the epo'ol h ein'g' suffieient to effect this restoringmov'ementdf the eper etin lever. ut; if desiredf 'ligh't='sfj 1ing inig the added td assistfthe lever'58 t0 .lpqrmalposition and prbmp'tl" soonas "ment'bffthe stqd eewi hth bt'er I the loperatingyleyeig W ll'ibe seen e PbY in i e w i i its .for operating the printing said ribbon fields into use; means: for theplacing one portion ofsaid connections relatively to another so that actuation. of the finger keys will be inoperative to transmit motion to the ribbon carrier 3 and means op also a comparatively narrow, 'addiadapted to the em which the wide rib on field difierstin-color 5 orkind of ink; from the narrowribbonfield;

"that ordinarily 'the wider fie d be opera tive and be utilized both'len'gthwise. and cm a field is impregnated 4 will be thoroughly ex-. hausted and will give as much: service, or

fields difier, is seldom used, it will lastju'sl lally aslo aa-the wider field which though ithas more inking surface is used more often than the narrower field; I that byasimple hand 0 eration the use of the ribbon may be entire 2 dispensed with; that this hand operation e fects a relative displacement between certain of the parts constituting the connections between'the ribbon carrier and the finger keys instrumentali'ties'j that y a continuance o saidoperatio i the narrowerribbon field may be rendered oper ative so that an entire change in the character of-the writinim'ay be had than when the first or wider rib on field. is in use; and-that "operation with" a part of the connections tween the ribbon carrier and'the printing keys,f said .part in thepresent instance being .Iby Letters 1 atent, is': .1 V 1. Inatypewriting machine, the combina tion with a ribbon, having a' plurality of printing fields, of means for automatically vibrating'the ribbon so as to move difl'erent widthwise ortions of one of the printing fields to a'ncffroin the printing point at printingoperation; hand-actuated means opera.- tive to render said vibrating meansinoperative atwill; andhand-actuated means operanother of point; a

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination a ribbon having a plurality 'of' printing fields, of a .ribbon carrier; fingereys; connections betweensaid finger keys and said ribbon carrier', which connections are operative to move the .ribbon carrier when the finger keys are actuated so as to bring difierent widthwise portions ofone of 'I' ,so that the ink with which said said continuance of'said operation. the s member or'finger 1S brought into ice-'- my invention. and the appended i WhatIcIaim as new and de sire to-s'ecure ativeat will to position the ribbon with its printing 7 fields at I the printing I n atypewriting machine, the combination with "a ribbon having-a lurality of actuating n eans'therefor comprising-a lmk and. a levernormallyconnected together- 'automatic"mean's-for Varl 'the into jboimectionbetweensaid and ever to the. ribbon. .widtl wise in one, of, said fields means for disconnecting link and'sai lever at-will; and me'ans for moving'said ribbon carrier'at will so. as to anotber voi said fields of the ribbon'opposi'te the print ng fpoi'nt'.

f 4. In a ty nation with a-ribboni'liaving a "luralit'y oiprinting fields ofia'vibratory. rib n carrier; actuating. means thereforcomprisinga link automatic means for vtliej oint-.0 connection; between said? ever-to varyuthe'throw of theribbon carrier and use the ribbon widthwise ne. of said fields. "means foi fdisconnecting said linkand' sai leverat will, said means comprising a slidable member; a .can'iming member. operative tween 'saidlfinger, piece and -said' carrier at-will so as to b ianotherof said fields of the. ribbonopposite the-printing '5. Ina typewriting machine,=thefcombi nation with a ribbon having a luralityof printing fields; of a'vibratory'. rib n carrier;

actuating means therefo'r comprising a'xl nk and a lever normally connected together automatic means for v the ribbon widthwise in one of said fieldsmeans for disconnecting'said link from said lever at will; and means for moving saidLi'ibsaid fields of the ribbon opposite the printing point, said last named-means comprising av shifting member or finger operative on "said lever, afinger iece, an connections between said finger an said finger piece.

'6. 'In a typewriting machine; thezcombi- 'nationwith; a ribbonhaving a lurality of printing fields; of a vibratory riJj n carrier; actuating means therefor comprising a link automatic means-for var 'ing-the" oint o .c'onnectioirbetween sai'dink and ever'to vary the. throw of the ribbon carrierand use the'ribbon width'wise in one of said flelds' thereon; a finger piece, and connections between sa d finger piece andsaid camming emu-#6 to set said ribbon carrier to bang other rinting'field of said ribbon into use. f

printing/fields; ofa vibratoryrib 1 ncarrieri a vary the throw of the ribbon carrier and use enable as much printing to b'edone, as is the case-with-the usual narrower ribbon the samewidth as the single field ej-lthat the narrower field'fwhen the'color off the:

machine, f the comm-- and; a lever normally connected "together".

thereon, a finger'piece, and connections inember, and means for movin'g'said ribbon.

the intot' connection between said kand. ever'tofl vary the throw of the ribbon ca rier and-use pbon carrier at will-so as to'bring anotlieriof and a lever, normally connected togethermeansfor. disconnecting said link from' said lever at w ll, sa d means comprising a slidable member, a camming member operative member and nieansfor moving said ribbon carrier at will to" bring another of said fields on said lever to s 7.fIn a typewritlng ina'china the combination with an inkingribbon having a Y lu ralit of printing fields; of a vibratory rib on carrier; actpatingmeans therefor comprising a hnkand a lever normall connected toigetherj automatic means or'va'rying the I "SAIna t pewrit hi2? y mg point of connection between said link and le- .ver to vary the throw of the ribbon carrier :and use the 'ribbon widthwisein one of said i I fields; means for disconnecting saidlinkfrom s'aid;jlever[at will, said means com rising a "connected withsaidlink, an devices: consistingfof a cam'mmg member, a rock shaft, and 8 er piece ,for'actuatingsaid slide at will; am? .bon carrier at willso as'to brin another of said fieldsofthe ribbon to the printing point.

means for moving sald rib machine, the combination of a ribbon carrier; means for actuat the same comprising a link'and a lever f-j'jnormally connected together; and device's I: 1 operative at willjto disconnect said link and lever and tdset said carrier f'opposite" the rintingpoint, said devicescomprising a v han -actuated rock shaft, and a cammmg member and shifting member both fixedon said rock shaft.

9'. In a-tizpewriting'machine, the combinaasv tion offa ri J oncarrier; means for actuating f the sameicomprisingalink and a lever nor mally connected together; devices operative" 'at' willto disconnect said link and lever and I actuatedrock shaft, afin'ger fixed thereon to set said ribbon carrier oppositegth'e rint-' ingpoint, said devic'es' 'comprising a and? and operativeon.saidlever to shift the same I anda camming member also fixed thereon;

le m m de is 1 ed @hmto and,

,, anda slide constantly connectedwith said link and operative by'said camming member f to efiecta disconnection jof said link'and leoperation of said finger on-- ver prior to the sa dev'er.

,10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier; an operating; lever therefor; an actuating link; an

the oiht of conneetionbetween sai I eccentric, automatically operative to' vari d lin operative on said slide; and a finger ergo fixedto saidrock shaft and operative ;to'shift,said operating lever and to maintain-it in shifted position.-

' 12. In atypewriting machine, the {combination a ribbon having a plurality of printing fields, *of means for automatically vibrating the ribbon so asto bring one ofsaid printing fields opposite the printing point; means-o rative to maintaln the ribbon against vibrationduring the o I machine withanother' of sai fields at'fth printing point;-an d means for rendering-said 1-3. Ina typewriting nation' of a vibratory ribbon carrierj 'actuating means therefor comprising aflinkand a lever norm 11y, connected together. automatic means for varying'the point ofconnection between saidlink and lever to vary the throw of .the ribbon carrier; and means'for disconnecting said link from said lever at will, said means comprising a hand-actuated rock:shaft, a cammin I member fixed thereon and a slide 0 er-ative y said camming membery saidsli e having a constant connection with said linkp i o 5 w 14; Ina typewriting machine, thecombination with a ribbon divided lengthwise intoa wide field and .a narrow field having different printingcharacteristics, of means for automatically,- vibrating Jthefribbon: to and from the printing point within the limits of *thewider ribbonfield so as to bring)diffe'rent widthwise portions of said widerri bon. field opposite the p'rinti point, and means op erative to maintain t e-ribbon against vibration during the o eration of the 7 machine thenarrower ribbon field'atth printing point;

the machine. I

e. machine,.thie' combi- 1,5. In a typewritingmachine,- the, combination with a ribbon-having a plurality of printing fields normally removed vfrom the printing point, of means including an operatmg lever for automatically vibrating the ribbonto and from the.v rinting point within'the limits of one of sai printing fields sodas to bring difl'erent widthwise portions of said printingfield; opposite the printing point; and means 0 erative'on said operating'lever to maintain the'ribbon against vibratio' d "1-- ing the operation of the machine with vant er of, said fieldsat the printing point. v '16. In a typewriting machine, it mnation with aribbon havingalpluialityv of printing fields,normallysremoved the printing point, of means including, an operats ing lever for automatically vibrating the ribthe limits oione of said printing QldS E SO a sto bring different widthwise portions @of said printing field opposite the printing point; and means. operative to locksaid, operating -lever in position to maintain, the ribbon ribbon inoperative during the operation'ofeisO bon to and from the printing i ioint 'within.

" printin point.

against vibration during the o eration of the machine with-another of sai fields at the connection between saidlink and ever'ito' 127; na typewritin machine; the combi-' nat on with a ribbon. Iatinga lurality of printing fields of-a vibratory rib on carrier actuating'means therefor comprisin a link and a lever normally connected'toget e'r automatic meansfor varyingthe mm of conn'ection between said link ll;

' will; and means for setting said ribboncarrier and said operating lever in position 'to u maintain another of said fieldsjof the ribbon opposite the printi g p i V;

.18. In a' typewritm'g machine,- the combi-- nation with a ribbon'havi'ng a plurality of printing fields, of means for automatically vibratin'g the ribbon so as to move a different I low the [nation with a"ri-bbon"'having a plurality of tinting fields, ofnaribbon carrier; finger widthwise portion of one of the-printingfields to andfrom-theprintin point at print ng op eration; hand-actuate ,mean's operative to render said vibrating means inoperativeat will andtherebydo maintain the ribbontbej (printing; oint in normal position; and han '-actuate means. operative at to, position the -:ribbon with another 'ofjts' printinlg'fieldsatthe-printing i t;

., n a typewriting machine; the-combiy c ne t ons between said fingerkey and-sald ribbon carrier, which connections are'o erative to mqge'theribboncarrier when the ger keys are'actuated; soas-to-bring different .widthwise "portions .of one ofsai ribbon fields into use; 'means for displacing A will be inoperative to transmit motion to t e 1 main iquieseentin-normal ribbon carrier and sothat the'latter will reos'ition; and means operative to set said rib n carrier to bring anotherprinting field of said ribbon into use.

i automatic means for-varying the connection between said 1 55;

' printing fields, ofja vibratory ri 20. Ina typewritin machine; the combi-- nationwith a ribbon aving a lurality. of Eon carrier; actuating means'therefor comprisinga link and a lever normally connected together; oint of nk'and ever .to vary the-throw of the ribbon carrier; means a for disconnecting said link and said lever at will so as to maintain the ribbonflin normal position durlng the operation of the machine;

'andmeans'for moving said ribbon carrier at will soas to bring another of said ribbon --fields o posite the printing oint.

nation with a ribbon having 'a luralityof' printing fields, of a vibratory rib onearrier; actuating means therefor comprising a link 21. n a typewrltmg mac me, the combiverft o' vary .the throw of the ribbon carrier and to use the ribbon widthw'ise in one of said fields means. for disconnecting said link and said leverat one ortion'v offsaid connections relativelyito anot er so thatactuation of the finger-ke s 1 a nd a lever normally connected together automatic 'means for varying the oint Io ,varythethrow of'the, ribbon carrier. and use means for disconnecting said linkfand 's'ai :lever at will, said means comprising a 'slidable hand-controlled membertand'a cam -o rative'thereon; and means ior moving-sai rib bon. carrieigat will so asito'ybring-fanother ofv said; ribbon fields opposite the printing point! nation' qwith a ribbon: aving a pluralitZpf" printing? fields and normally-removed 0m the printing point, oftypes; key-controlled actuatingmanes therefor; means for auto said printing fields; 1 means for maintaining j of" and without" the last mentioned; printing field; and means for maintaining the ribbon quie cent so that the types will strike at the tio'ned rinting field;

nation aribbon having'a pluralit 'ofprinting fields .and. .normally removed; om

the printingpoint within the limits'bfionejof .said printing fields so aszto'bring dlfieren-t sitethe printing point; means for maintam- .in the ribbon quiescentso that the types wfil'strike at one sideof and without he maintaming said ribbon quiescent sothat the the combination of fty es; key controlled brator; means for automatically moving vibrator'up and-down to; bring one o,

means I cent so that thetypes will strike above the maintaining said. vibrator quiescent so that 'print in fields the combination with a-ri tor to and from the printing point within means. for maintaining a cent in the normal position during thevopera tion, of the machine; and means for maintain:

the ribbon "widthwise in one of" said fields J matically vibrating the ribbon to andrmm' [the printing point within the limits'of; one of the ribbon quiescent printingopera-- j .tions-so' that the types will strike at one side opposite. side of and withoutjsaidlast fmen- 23.,. n a typewriting machine','.the combi-- theprinting point; of ty'pes.; key-controlled --actuating means therefom means for'iauto matically vibrating the ribbon'toand from .widthwise portions ofsaid printingfield oppo-v.

.varia'bly used printing field; and, means "for types 'will strike at the o positeisidefiof and .a without the variably use ,-pr inting1-field...; I

24. In a front strike typewriting machme,.

means for actuating sai' types; a ribbon visaidsaidprint-i v fields opposite' the printing point orjmaintannng said vibrator quies last mentioned printingfield; and means for the types will strike" below said last mentioned n a front-strike typewritingmachine,

' bonhavin' a plurality 'of'printing fields, of.a ribbon vij rator; means for automaticallyrnoving said vibra the limits of one of said'printing fields so as v to bringdiflerent. widthwlse portions of, said printing field opposite the printing point;

the vibrator quiese nation of a n .1

the} vibrator quiescent in abnormal position during the operation ofthe machine. '26,;FIn a typjewritingmachine, the combibon having abroad rinting field and anarrow printing field d' ering in v character, a ribbon vibrator, an operating lev'erftherefor, a crosswise feedin forthe broad'ribbon field normall connected ,saidlever, and hand actuate means for s. sm flOIll Sfild lever and for o erating on said l'eveito'fix the narrow fiel of the ribbon '{ternporarily in registerwith the printing point, v

27. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a ri bon having a broad rinting field-and a narrow printing field di ering in character, a vibratory ribbon carrier, an oprnechanisrn disengaging the crosswise feedirw mech'an crating lever therefor, actuating means operative on said lever to present different widthwise portions of the broad printing field at the printin point during printing operations, and ham actuated meansfor dis connectin said actuating means from said 1 lever and Yor fixing said carrier in position .to bring the narrow llbbOIl field in register with the printing point.

S1 nedat the borough of Manhattan, city of N ew York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 20th day of November A. D. 1906. I

t JACOB FELBEL.

Witnesses:

WELLS, CHARLES E. SMITH. 

